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Have you ever wanted to Act or make a Film but did not have the script or the time or skills to write one here is your chance Ramri Film is looking for all kinds of actors of every race and gender, with your cell phone make a film! You and your friends pick your parts, submit your five minutes videos/digitos and you could be in the official cell phone release or College student release. After, we will then gather the best actors and Directors to recreate a theatric release for the theaters as for now your audition digitos or video tapes is the film.

Entries close Thursday 7 January 2010 at 6pm!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on mail@tropfest.com.au - we are here to help!

Good luck!

Earlier in the year, Shane's cousin was hit by a passing motorcyclist and has been fighting her injuries since (more about this here:
http://70filmsin7daysproject.blogspot.com/2009/09/for-julia.html) This
is actually very near to the current world record (which is 53 films in
5 days according to Guiness) and will be a massive feat of cinematic
endurance. In the lead up to the event, Shane has been raising funds and
gathering pledges and sponsorship in a matter of different ways, mainly
from friends, family and associates of his cousin Julia, but it became

Festival highlights include; Winner of the Audience Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the International
Thessaloniki Film Festival PVC-1, Spiros Stathoulopoulos’ gripping directorial debut is inspired by a true story about a pipe bomb improvised explosive device that was placed around the neck of an extortion victim; meanwhile Strella: A Womans Way is a drama about an extraordinary and spellbinding relationship, in the glowing nights of Athens.

Melb - 2-13 Sept
Syd - 9-20 Sept
Bris - 25-27 Sept
Adelaide - 1-5 Oct

www.greekfilmfestival.com.au

Space is limited. Register your team today at www.48hourfilm.com/sydney
Early Bird Registration is $100. Teams must register on or before Friday, September 11, to get this special rate. Afterwards, registration is $120.

The first Clare Valley Film Festival 23 Jan 2010 will spotlight works by Australian and international independent filmmakers, as well as informing and inspiring a new generation of filmmakers, and raising the profile of this vibrant and diverse area – the Clare Valley.

Go to www.clarevalleyfilmfestival.com for entry forms.

Deadline 3 October 2009.

Metro Screen’s Jump Start Committee typically comprises representatives of the Metro Board, our Facilities Department and the independent production industry.

Applicants should be realistic about the amount of subsidy sought and note that the committee expects a cash contribution by all applicants unless extenuating financial circumstances exist.

Innovation | Practitioner support | Access and Equity | Community and Cultural Development

Application details are available online at www.metroscreen.org.au or via contacting Metro Screen on 02 9356 1818 or metro@metroscreen.org.au

Marcus knows only too well the difficulty an actor faces in finding freedom within the confines of fllm & television. In this master intensive students will explore performing on a large scale and then reducing their performance over and over again while still retaining the intensity and the magic that makes their performance standout.

This exclusive intensive will run over 2 nights. 1 and 8 Sept | 6.30pm - 930pm | Cost: $295

Places are limited.

Contact Sam on 02 9281 4484 or info@screenwise.com.au to register your interest.

The ambition is to shift global consciousness and evolve thinking in the greatest call ever made to Humanity to really start co-operating and create an economic, environmental and spiritual recovery plan for the sustainable management of Earth’s resources.

To carry this message beyond 999 the Lifeline Project will send 9 teams, each comprising 3 documentary film-makers from London, New York and Sydney on an epic 18,000 mile journey to arrive on 10.10.10.

'You Can Count to Ten' by Stephanie Bridger and ‘Chasing Mel' by Peter Ireland are two of four documentaries selected to screen at next month’s Caught Short’s Film Night.

'You Can Count to Ten' is an account of a new art movement spreading through Australia. Part doco, part collage, Stephanie Bridger’s inspiring film is an upbeat insight into a growing phenomenon.

In 'Chasing Mel' Pete Ireland delves deep into his family history in an effort to prove (or disprove) the old family legend that they share blood with internationally renowned actor Mel Gibson.